The Works of the Earl of Rochester
John Wilmot: the wit, the obscenity and the despair of the Restoration court.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,540 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 0.96 times what shuffling the words would give (0.28 observed against 0.29 expected). 16% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Contentsiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesA Satire Against Mankindiambic pentameter · AABB · 173 linesTunbridge-Wells: A Satireiambic pentameter · 311 linesA Satire Against Marriageiambic pentameter · AABB · 344 linesFareweliambic pentameter · 100 linesTHE Maim'd Debaucheeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesThe Adviceiambic pentameter · AABB · 44 linesThe Discoveryiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesTo Loveiambic pentameter · AABB · 59 linesA Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesA Song: The utmost Grace the Greeks could shewiambic tetrameter · 12 linesA Song: An Age in her Embraces pastcommon measure · 36 linesA Song: Absent from thee I languish stilliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesA Song: What cruel Pains Corinna takescommon measure · 17 linesA Song: Ancient Person, for whom Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesA Song: How blest was the Created Stateiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesA Song: All my past Life is mine no moreiambic tetrameter · 15 linesA Song: While on those lovely Looks I gazeiambic tetrameter · 16 linesA Song: Love a Woman! you're an Asstrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesA Song: To this moment a Rebel, I throw down my Armsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 25 linesA Song: 'Tis not that I am weary growniambic tetrameter · AABBCCC · 22 linesA Song: Vulcan contrive me such a Cupcommon measure · 24 linesA Song: As Chloris full of harmless Thoughtscommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesA Song: Give me leave to rail at youiambic tetrameter · 16 linesA Song: Fair Chloris in a Pig-Sty layiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 40 linesA Song: I cannot change, as others doiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 16 linesA Song: My dear Mistress has a Hearttrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesTo a Lady: In a Letter. A Songcommon measure · 28 linesThe Answertrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines
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